I am presently downloading mountain lion. When it finishes, what is the procedure?
I am presently downloading mountain lion. When it finishes, what is the procedure?
My recommendation:
Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
1. After downloading Mountain/Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Mountain/Lion application. After Mountain/Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Mountain/Lion installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing.
2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
After DU loads select your flash drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to an hour depending upon the flash drive size.
3. Locate the saved Mountain/Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the content of the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
Double-click on the InstallESD.dmg file to mount it on your Desktop.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Drag the mounted disc icon from the Desktop into the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable installer that you can use without having to re-download Mountain/Lion.
Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
Once you finish making the flash drive test it by restarting from it:
Boot Using OPTION key:
Restart the computer.
Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "OPTION" key.
Release the key when the boot manager appears.
Select the disk icon for the USB flash drive.
Click on the arrow button below the icon.
Now install Mountain Lion from the flash drive.
If you are not interested in doing all of the above, then just click on the Install button when the Mountain Lion application automatically opens on your computer after it downloads.
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How do I download Mountain Lion onto my other iMac, after the initial install?
I am wondering how to download Mountain Lion onto my second iMac, after the initial install. I understand the purchase is for multiple computers, but I have completed the install on my first iMac.
Once you’ve purchased Mountain Lion, find the installer on your Mac. It’s called Install OS X Mountain Lion.app and it should have been downloaded to your main Applications folder (/Applications).
Right-click (or Control+click) the installer, and choose Show Package Contents from the resulting contextual menu.
In the folder that appears, open Contents, then open Shared Support; you’ll see a disk image file called InstallESD.dmg.
Launch Disk Utility.
Drag the InstallESD.dmg disk image into the bottom (empty area) of Disk Utility’s sidebar (on the left).
In Disk Utility, select InstallESD.dmg in the sidebar, and then click the Open button in the toolbar to mount the disk image’s volume in the Finder. The mounted volume is called Mac OS X Install ESD, and it also appears below InstallESD.dmg in Disk Utility.
Select Mac OS X Install ESD in Disk Utility’s sidebar, then click the Restore button in the main part of the window.
Drag the Mac OS X Install ESD icon into the Source field on the right (if it isn’t already there).
Connect to your Mac the properly formatted hard drive or flash drive you want to use for your bootable Mountain Lion installer.
In Disk Utility, find this destination drive in the left-hand sidebar and then drag it into the Destination field on the right. (If the destination drive has multiple partitions, just drag the partition you want to use as your bootable installer volume.) Warning: The next step will erase the destination drive or partition, so make sure it doesn’t contain any valuable data.
Click Restore, and then Erase in the dialog box that appears; if prompted, enter an admin-level username and password.
How to make a bootable Mountain Lion install drive
https://www.macworld.com/article/1167857/how_to_make_a_bootable_mountain_lion_in stall_drive.html -
I just downloaded Mountain Lion for my MacBook Pro from the App Store. I was curious if it is possible to downloand Mountain Lion to my iMac without paying the $19.99 fee again? Not trying to be a cheapskate, just curious if App Store purchases are universal like iTunes Apps.
You can re download Mountain Lion for free on all your authorized Macs using the same Apple ID used for the original purchase.
How to re download apps from the Mac App Store:
Open the App Store. From the menu bar click Store > Sign In
Click Purchases from the top of the App Store window.
Select Mountain Lion.
Then right or control click where you see Installed then click Install. -
trying to set up a linksys router but the cd says it works with OSX 10.6 and later. I am currently running the newest version of mountain lion.... what is the matter with this OSX update needed?
Your install disk must look like this
and not like this.
Those gray disks are machine specific and will only work with model of Mac that they shipped with. -
Can anyone help? I downloaded Mountain Lion and when it opened up I no longer had any way of getting onto the internet. On the Wi-Fi icon it shows: no hardware installed?? Help!
Restart the router. Wait until all the lights are lit up properly.
Restart the Computer.
Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
If this does not help, contact Apple.
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Why won't the App Store let me download Mountain Lion even though my system meets the requirements?
I am trying to purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. I have all the requirements met, but I get an error message saying my computer is not compatible. What's up and how do I fix it? Here are 2 screen captures of my system specs:
No way that one will run Mountain Lion.
ntroduced
January 2006 (Shipped February 2006)
Discontinued
May 2006
Model Identifier
MacBookPro1,1
Model Number
A1150 -
Ever since I updates to mountain lion I can' use gotomypc because it says I need to install java. When I follow the instructions to install by going to software update there is nothing to update in the app store. How do I manually install java?
just found an answer on another feed
Re: mountain lion java
In spotlight, type in Java, and click on Java Preferences in the list - it will then start downloading and installingthe new version. (my java version is now 1.6.0_33-b03-424) -
I dont get why it asks me for my password and two security questions when just buying something from the app store, but the questions wont change.
The Three Best Alternatives for Security Questions and Rescue Mail
1. Use Apple's Express Lane.
Go to https://expresslane.apple.com ; click 'See all products and services' at the
bottom of the page. In the next page click 'More Products and Services, then
'Apple ID'. In the next page select 'Other Apple ID Topics' then 'Forgotten Apple
ID security questions' and click 'Continue'. Please be patient waiting for the return
phone call. It will come in time depending on how heavily the servers are being hit.
2. Call Apple Support in your country: Customer Service: Contact Apple support.
3. Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions.
A substitute for using the security questions is to use 2-step verification:
Two-step verification FAQ Get answers to frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID. -
There's a new icon in my dock: install OSX Mountain Lion (with an arrow above it).
Clicking on icon does nothing.
***? ...Anyone?You should have an application in your Applications folder named "Install OS X Mountain Lion.app". Normally when the download is complete, the application starts on it's own and you can begin installation. Then the app 'disappears'. See if the app is there. If not, it may not have concluded downloading.
Clinton -
I downloaded Mountain Lion OSX, but can't install the thing. Why not?
Question
Problem solved - I was using my Apple I.D. Password by mistake when I should have been using my Mac OSX password. Apple support gave me this solution and I was then able to install the Mountain Lion OSX with no problemo!
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Can I download Mountain Lion' when available without downloading 'Lion' first? I'm still working with 'Snow Leopard'.
Yes.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion - http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade
Mac OS X: System requirements for Mountain Lion (10.8) - http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
Lion and Mountain Lion application compatibility - http://roaringapps.com/apps:table -
Since downloading Mountain Lion, when I open youtube in Safari, then sound doesn't work. Also I started receiving dupolicete email
Try A and B
(A) Restart iPad
1. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears.
2. Drag the slider to turn off iPad.
3. Turn iPad back on, hold down the Sleep/Wake until the Apple logo appears
(B) Reset iPad
Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears
Note: Data will not be affected. -
can anyone help me... since i downloaded mountain lion when i try and forward a email with an attachment pdf or excel it will tell me in a yellow box above my recievers email address " ID problem with files" or something like that.. HELP...... thanks
Let me guess: you're using a Hotmail account.
Look what I've found, it seems to have to do with MS Silverlight. Update that, and all should be good. -
My computer is up to date (OS X 10.6.8). I purchased and tried to download Mountain Lion. It just sits in the dock and doesn't download. After a long period it goes into pause mode and screen saver eventhough I put the shut down to never.
What am I doing wrong?It's ok if screen saver turns on, that doesn't affect the download, it's only when your computer goes to sleep mode that data will stop.
Hoever your mouse over the icon, does it tell you how much is downloaded? If not, look at your puchases tab in MAS, and it should show you some details. -
Have a MacBook Pro4,1 running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Went to the App Store to download Mountain Lion. A quick spin of the gear, then it stopped. Nothing more will happen despite several tries. Of course I put in my iTunes password when prompted. Specs say this should be possible, but there are no error messages. Why? There's plenty of room on the hard drive.
Any ideas?Patience, little grasshopper! It is a 4.5GB monster floating down the wire. Even with my office's Gbps link, it takes over 40 minutes.
BTW, if you don't want to have to wait again, there's a trick for saving the installer and even concocting your full Cat Installer on a Stick. See here: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20080989-263/how-to-create-an-os-x-lion-ins tallation-disc/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt and rather than burning an obsolete DVD, use this instead: http://liondiskmaker.com
Note that once the install process concludes, the installer will be erased from the local drive.
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